George Luker

Animal Identification is used for many purposes, like cattle disease traceability, herd management, age and source verification, and the list goes on. Using Radio Identification technology (RFID) adds value beyond its actual cost of the tag. RFID ear tags provide a wealth of secure individual identification, which is beneficial to cattle and livestock producers now and down the road.

Most Age and source verification requirements do not need RFID tags for cattle, but more and more are requesting RFID tags, because of the reliability and accuracy of animal identification. When cattle are tagged at birth with RFID tags, it gives more reliability with age and source verification.

Livestock exhibition regulations, each state has specific requirements, that must be met, in order to transport your cattle to a livestock exhibit. Exhibition administrators will request certificates for testing of tuberculosis, and other transmittable animal diseases. Please refer to your local state veterinarian's office, as this should fall under the CVI.

Cattle Identification simply means being able to identify a specific cattle within the herd. In its simplest form, it is a means of animal identification for the rancher or cattle producer. Typically this is done with a visual cattle ear tag, tags like Y-tex All American tags, Allflex Ultra Maxi tags, Destron visual tags, and so on.

Equine Identification, is the most important part of a ranchers business. Being able to accurately identify equine is the most important aspect for ranchers, in the event of theft, loss, and insurance claims.

Cattle traceability has been evolving for the last 20 years, Identification has migrated from branding to Tattoos, then visual ear tags, and now EID (Electronic Identification) Tags. Livestock-ID Blog provides complete information on Animal Identification, in all forms of cattle identification from visual ear tags to RFID ear tags.